Share this:

Niners defensive tackle Demarcus Dobbs has signed his one-year restricted free agent tender, the team announced.

Dobbs, 26, will earn $1.431 million in 2014 if he makes the team. Last year, the former undrafted free agent and fellow backup Tony Jerod-Eddie played more than 300 snaps and gave breathers to Justin Smith and Ray McDonald, who rarely came off the field in previous seasons.

In 2014, Dobbs could compete for playing time with a group that includes Tank Carradine and Quinton Dial, 2013 draft picks whose rookie seasons were marred by injuries. Carradine, a second-round pick, didn’t play after sustaining a torn ACL in November 2012. Dial, a fifth-rounder, played 19 snaps after returning from toe surgery he had following his final season at Alabama.

Last year, the 49ers tendered another former undrafted free agent, cornerback Tramaine Brock, at the lowest level. Brock signed a four-year, $14 million extension in November and is expected to start in 2014.